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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2014, 7:11 PM CDT for Collin County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2014, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Collin County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Mckinney, TX | REPORTED AT SHERIFFS OFFICE AT BLOOMDALE ROAD AND US 75 |
| Apr 3, 7:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | Princeton, TX | HAMS REPORTED THAT TORNADO CROSSED HWY 380 AT NORTH 6TH STREET |
| Apr 3, 7:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | New Hope, TX | QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN NEW HOPE |
| Apr 3, 7:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | Farmersville, TX | $$ |
| Apr 3, 7:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | Farmersville, TX | |
| Apr 3, 8:00 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 3 Nw Mckinney, TX | REPORTED AT HWY 380 AND LAKE FOREST DRIVE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 82 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 949 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -174 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 8.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
683
WFUS54 KFWD 040011
TORFWD
TXC085-040100-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0003.140404T0011Z-140404T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
711 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 711 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MCKINNEY...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN MCKINNEY...TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FAIRVIEW...NEW HOPE...LOWRY CROSSING...PRINCETON AND FARMERSVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A
MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION.
&&
LAT...LON 3325 9633 3305 9637 3315 9667 3318 9671
3324 9668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 283DEG 24KT 3320 9664
$$
CAVANAUGH3 follow-up statements
774
WWUS54 KFWD 040027
SVSFWD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
727 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014
TXC085-040100-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140404T0100Z/
COLLIN TX-
727 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
COLLIN COUNTY...
AT 727 PM CDT...TRAINED STORM SPOTTERS OBSERVED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PRINCETON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PRINCETON AND FARMERSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE
COVER IMMEDIATELY!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3312 9659 3319 9662 3324 9661 3325 9633
3305 9637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 282DEG 27KT 3317 9651
$$
CAVANAUGH843 WWUS54 KFWD 040033 SVSFWD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 733 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 TXC085-040100- /O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140404T0100Z/ COLLIN TX- 733 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL COLLIN COUNTY... AT 733 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF FARMERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3315 9650 3324 9650 3325 9633 3313 9635 TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 273DEG 28KT 3317 9645 $$ CAVANAUGH
391 WWUS54 KFWD 040040 RRA SVSFWD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 740 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 TXC085-040100- /O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140404T0100Z/ COLLIN TX- 740 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL COLLIN COUNTY... AT 740 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FARMERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. IF YOU ARE NEAR FARMERSVILLE...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEEK SHELTER NOW! THIS TORNADO IS LIKELY OBSCURED BY HEAVY RAIN OR HAIL AND WILL NOT BE VISIBLE. DO NOT WAIT FOR VISUAL CONFIRMATION. GET INSIDE...GET DOWN...AND COVER UP. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3315 9646 3324 9646 3325 9633 3313 9635 TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 272DEG 30KT 3319 9636 $$ CAVANAUGH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Denton | 58 min |
| Apr 3, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 55 min |
| Apr 3, 7:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Bosque, Hill, McLennan | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Bosque, Hill, McLennan | 55 min |
| Apr 3, 7:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 113 min |
| Apr 3, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Collin, Hunt | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Collin | 60 min |
| Apr 3, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Wise | 66 min |
| Apr 3, 8:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Kaufman | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Hunt | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 8:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FWD | Collin, Hunt | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FWD | Denton | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Rains, Rockwall | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Hopkins, Hunt, Rains | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 9:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Dallas | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Rains, Van Zandt | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 11:59 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FWD | Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas, Delta and 26 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Leon | 23 min |
| Apr 4, 9:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FWD | Hunt | 26 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.